The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 2-3

Title: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 2 Fandemonium

Author: Kieron Gillen, Jamie Mckelvie

Publisher: Image 2015

Genre: Comics

Pages: 168

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

The second volume of the award-winning urban fantasy series where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods. Following the tragic and unjust death of Lucifer, it takes a revelation from Inanna to draw Laura back into the worlds of Gods and Superstardom to try and discover the truth behind a conspiracy to subvert divinity. Includes issues #6-11 of the series, plus supplementary material.

Oh man. After the ending of Volume 1, I was left on a ledge. Instead of getting me to safety, Volume 2 pushed the story right on over. I love that we get to meet more of the pantheon and even more from Annanke. I sped through this volume.

Title: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 3 Commercial Suicide

Author: Kieron Gillen, Jamie Mckelvie

Publisher: Image 2016

Genre: Comics

Pages: 200

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

After the detonation of FANDEMONIUM the gods-as-pop-stars of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE try living in the long dark shadow. Team WicDiv are joined by a stellar cast of guest artists to put the spotlight of each of the gods. The multiple Eisner-award nominated series continues in the only way it knows how: darker, weirder, faster. Don't worry. It's going to be okay.

I loved the storyline in this volume, but I wasn't quite as excited as the artist. The plot line took some crazy twists and turns and I was along for the ride. Such a great volume. But I'm so confused about the big cliffhanger. Hmmm... I hope that they bring back Persephone in the next volume. Otherwise that whole scene was a bit wasted.